The Sun. — London, England, 1818-07-28 00:00:00

ITIE RIGHT HON. ROBERT PEEL.. %. " THE ANSWER. ~ifl t t LORD AND GrxTLEMEN—After so long a connection e,lc the Administration o f thi s country, an d so lung a real ein this city, I cannot, without feelings of the deepest 't t ' take l eave o f those, who, during my continuanc e in 1, 4 t, ' bare honoured me with repeated prbols of th e i r appro it, who assu ie me , on nay approaching resignation of zo: : it h: t x 1 3 . , P a 7:ess their esteem. and confidence. have now elapsed since I accepted the appoint the dorm Chief Secretary. 1 en t ere d upon t h e per f ormance of th eir es attached t o that appointment with a full sense of Itet tue lb l'ortanc e , and with apyrehenslons of my own incom ~t iu discharge them, which were relieved only by ' a con .r l 'utsa of the rectitude of my intentions. with : 44 joi credit for nothi ng more t h an f or h ar i ng acte d ar ta desiie to promote the welfare of thi s c ou nt r y ; tuN ni I have secured the good opinion of that portion of the lumi t . ii : i ttY which is competent to form a judgment on the Ikk t i eci 4 '41 acts of public men I consider myself amply re .., vfitct with satisfaction on the general concurrence telt 7 , 4 1 has breto exvressed 011 those tueastires which I have % ita j' H Y to s.ibmit to the consideration of Parliament— t4eliumsledge recd gratitude the Itheral support which I t in eert trotu those with who do not eon- Ni tt Ktueral politics. It is my earliest hope, that no dis -1L'lliTe:11 of opitiion on particular subjects—no jealousies •"‘itt- arum adverse party connrctions—will ever prevent . tt:e.4.wisti well to their c.iuntry from cordially conscientiously act U. 'in prt 1.0:11omotin. , its welfare. paiar b i ! uestioti to which you have alluded— sb'efleoice ot the Constitution as at pr ese nt establish ""t sh ould have hero gu i lt of peculiar injustice if had victi m " after 'nature deliberation, and from a sincere con :4'4l4c, l'ettect on the part which 1 have taken on that w , tli the satisfaction which is itiseparahle front an %Ist ciscliage dut • but which is, at the same time, am k.4' r t'e b r , ' that that discharge of dusty compels t .41 61 ° 0, 44 r the claleisot a large aid important class of our • " hope and belief that the motives of my public Will he justly appreciated--with deep gratitude for t th ,i uu ess and liberaiity which I have experienced—add Hailt.t a i l 'ue most heartfelt wish for th e welfare and happiness cl4, ses of the bitants of this country, I shall bid to ~ -qt r . •., with stronger and inure generous feelings of at hav e d ti all the mere obligations of official duty tOl%i, 1. w 'flspirett, a:id with ems interest in n her fortunes, . i t bin b e extingui s hed or abated whet, those übliga all i have ceased. 41 1 Castle, July 23, 1818." " ROBERT PEEL SHIP NEWS. •r'ved drnlollV ibouroe. II WISHAT, from Bengal, Lab %rid ; 4 "vrts, J is Maje e7.—H sty's ships Racehorse • Cljut "4 1 ‘ . e dropped down to St. Helen's.—The Opossum 444 all' g s come into harb our to h e pa id o ff . The specie •leco land e d frotu his Majesty's ship Rifleman.—Passed tu the E astward, the American brig Argo, —, t:te it ,iiesapeake. t 'vk s ' ° l, 4 t J ULY 27.—A rr i ve d the Good Friend, Sherratt, 1 4 t4 4talittatt 34 days. Sh e l e ft th e M ot h er b an k on 27th ''' 'Str i l43 t, having been 4 mouths out and home—put in for t qtitt i : 44,ll , Ju L e 26.—Arrived the Venus, Enon, bound to stirs o : 14 t• 51. N. l ung. Si. W. she encountered violent 4 4,1 8 w ind f rom the westward. She lost her maintop-toast 144: 1 4 u 11df t u t ' l l ii s ti t:':odrt.delg Ine in her hull, whi c h o bli ge d h er to 1 1 1.44 "it11 4) , J uLY 2 6.—Detachments of 'lnvalids oitiereni regiments in France disetn t ~-te ttr yesterday, and some also from the hoin Malta.—The Rifle Brigade, 6701 Regiments marched from hence to r ; ▪ 4L'CTIONEERING SWINDLER.-Mr. HAR %lit PLyed th e trick on the Cornwall Banks, 414iL41 :t i‘Itti !;rest, El hat! with him about 900 4 Ell'g r . quaelnitV of foreign coin ; he • 4‘e'Olltatlned abollt 801)01. altogether. „ Rf,spi,Tl, FOR W. EVISONI FOR tOtt` 1 1.5„ , , evening, tun . . ou eloch y dt 1.• . A S "1 " .11 , - TY'S pleasure, was rt `fx 100 William Ertstm, wh . o, in . "is sttl;.ct/Cl-• 3ful former respite of l( h 'V " tO II -II executed to-morrow. v, 1 ' 1 ") °ll- otv, AJr. H ARDY , & c . Yti,":,,lll""leated the g lad idifig3 to the on 'llll. in, who, upon hearing , 1 Ilk knees, and continued in prayer I 0.14. As we are highly gratified on every occasion enables us to testify our esteem and admire t"):l fur the public and private character of this dis ljnguished individual, whose situation in life ren tiel's it evident that he could have no motive but a B "se of patriotic duty for undertaking a laborious "Ice, which be has discharged with honour to b4self and advantage to his country, we ex 'l'l(l with pleasure the following article from 772- e (Dublin) Correspondent of the 24th inst. D ~~l!e Deput a tio n f rom t h e C orporat i on o f .I).!•din waited upon Mr. PEEL yesterday, with tt.e Addre s of that Body, on his retirement from 15c 'e in country —The Address paid a due trl bute to the merits of the man, as well as' of the °l atesnittn, who was the object of it ; and it 1)m— -i/3°c" a reply from Mr. Pim., in which that Right tt "- Gentleman has expressed sentiments that 11 : 11 51 add even to t h e exa l ted estitarition in which Le was previously held by the Irish public. " There is a high, candid, and generous spirit I , l nirested in what Mr. Peat. has said of himself ' e mtively with Ireland, officially and unofficially, !!!' 1 a pledge a t th e same t i me t h at t hi s country , not want the support of his powerful talents, h elleVrr it may he necessary to exert them for , advantage. We s t rong ly recommen d M r. rettt.'s reply to general perusal. " The following are the Address and Answer :- 44 " To the Right non. ROBERT PEEL. t,, 1;111 ,---We the I.old 11 . lityor, • , Sheriffs Commons, and stns of the City of this Mime lamen youthiccasion a n , 13 , 4 , calls . upon us at this time to address When we titer, Sir, the sr lid and permanent advantages derived to Zrc,nuntry from the consummate sviselom, the splendid ta n't,i,and the unremitting zeal and diligence which su ,11 d istinguished your conduct as Chief Secretary, cau thi,"ic t feel, in common with all his Majesty s subjects in ant Ill gdom, the most heartfelt regret that such transce.nd d,,,,,!!nt, and such eminent worth, are so soon to he with ti,,"r. from us —we cannot but deplore the intended depair the true friend of Ireland—the man who so nob y sii ,:fwlued in the Imperial Parliament the Protestant Con tio..'pan of these realms. We feel, however, sonic, consola " ,the confidence we entertain that in every situation put l o u veil! prove the anxious guardian of the interests of a tw • lrY which has always most gratefully acknowledged your , I nint services. justccept, then, Sir, this tribute of our approbation, so esti. due to your exalted virtues; and be assured, that yonr jj uk 7:thie qualities will never be thonght of by the Citizens of " 1, 1 Without ru'verence, or remembered without regard. " In witness, &c. r) to )l10«'"'4 , v oured. 6 ;:(o) the 2d ric e cons e .g a l eo. i a rds' p3ri hi s o ut r B IM riog Otl , o p ar, or a Joe si our force: ( o !! t there o f the iv ,4t tilt:Porto 44-? f co 0 re i g " lO V l e at i 4. v e 1 ) be ot toe n fe ei i? : 0 e il , of o ' at) 1 ,1 • 1 JA Cli a Or a dee „or o f of ucti . soit: 0 0, o a. lao4. tte r([ e 3 03 ' % I t s rid 4" ,;re tif° Sestw or Cor il° o l -t t iro s i,a o „ oil 1. /1 rd e f er y 011 11 ' o f IC I . • !T ice . t oil e )yol Do r. J .1 , 1111e"Ord lie t ' L r A t 4 ri en 111 1 1 13 3 1' )1, ,55 (7 ro 0 1 ' , C,',, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESSES. Yesteritay,about two o'clork, the LoablVlAvoa, attended by his Household in ff,ll stare, and Ac companied by Sir J. Earner, Sir -Limes Sher, C. S. Hunter, Mr. Alderman ,‘.: 7 :eliolev, :sir. Al derman iltood, Mr. Ahletruan Goorlb , hete., Alderman Magnay, Mr. Alderman Bridges, Mr. Alderman Thorp, the Sherrtf,,, - the severs! City Officers, and fifty-seven of the Members of the Court of Common Council, pr oceeded from Guild hall to Carlton-house, where sh•.rtly af.er their arrival they were introduced to Iris Royal Iligvi iless the Prince Regent, on the Throne, and presented the following dVdr , ..ss, a.; agreed to at the last Court, on the recent ;Marriages of their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of Clarence and Kent :—.. To his Royal Highness the Prince of Wis Les, Regent of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. The hunihle and loyal Address of the Lord Mayor, Alder men, and Commons of the City of London, in Common Council assemble.l. May it please your Royal Highness, We, his Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Commons of the City of London, in Common Council assembled, humbly approach yonr Royal Highness with unfeigned congratulations on the recent mar riages of your Royal brothers, the Duke of Clarence with the Princess of Saxe-Meiningen, eldest daughter of the late reigning Duke of Sc.xe-Nleiningen,; and the Doke of Kent with the Princess of Leiningen, consort of the late Prince of Leioingen, sister of the reigning Duke of Saxe-Coburg,, and of his Royal Highness Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg. We rejoice in every occurrence which strengthens our reliance in the preservation and continuance of the inesti mable blessings we enjoy under the auspicious government of the house of Brunswick, and we confidently hope and trust that these happy alliances will increase the firm and loyal at tachment of the people of these realms to his Majesty's Crown and Government ; anal that your Royal Highness will derive much additional felicity from these propitious events. Signed, by order of Court, HENRY WOODTHORPE. To which his Royal Highness was pleased to return the following most gracious answer :-- I thank you fur your loyal and dutiful Address-- - It is high ly satisfactory to me to receive this testimony oet•onr scull- . ments on an occasion so interesting tome and my family, and so important to the nation. The Lord Mayor and Gentlemen then proceed ed to Clarence-I►ouse, where they were intr►►duced to the Doke Nnd Duchess of Clarence, and pre sented their compliments of congratulation. To which his Royal Highness returned a gracious answer. They also made the compliments of congratu lation to her Royal Highness the Duchess of Clarence. Her Royal Highness returned a gracious answer. They then proceeded to Kensington Palace, - where they were introduced to the Duke and Du chess of Kent, and presented compliments of con gratulation, which were received in the most polite and gracious manner by the Duke and Duchess. THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE'S BIRTH DAY.-- Saturday being' the Doehess vf CAMBRIDGE'S Birth-day, it was observed at Kew. Her Royal Highness completed her 21s! year. In the course of the morning her Royal Highticss received the congratnlations of several distinguished charac ters and friends. At one o'clock, a Royal Salute from small cannons was discharged on KPvl Green. The Duchess of Gloucester, the Princess Au ! custa, the Landarave Ott r-lesse, time Royal Duchrss's father, Prince William, ,Prince Frede rick, the Duchess's brothers, %Yid, several other distinguished characters, diae.l with the Duke and Duchess. After dinucr, the Duchess of Glou cester d the Princess Anzusta left the party, and went in the Queen's carriage to Kew Palace, to visit the Queen. Finding their Royal Mother in a tolerably composed state, their Royal High nesses returned a little before eight o'clock. The Duke and Duchess of Kent arrived from Clare mont at a quarter past seven. Prince Leopold, attended by Sir Robert Gardi ner , followed dir ec t- I ly afterwards, al so f rom Claremont. MODERN REFORMERS ! - Tuesday, at the Sal ford Quarter Sessions, James Mahan was con victed of stealing a coat, a shirt, and a pair of stockings, the property of his master, in his defence, he stated, that he was a Reformer, and that the prosecutor having two coats, both of which were better than his own, he had a natural right to one of them ! YORK ()USE BRIDGE.--On Wednesday the 15th inst. the first stone of the remaining half of this aridge was laid, and the first abutment finished n the short space of six days. EscAPs.—On Friday night Win. 11innards and Win. George, two prisoners under sentence of death, escaped from the condemned cells in the County Gaol at Northampton. A reward of . 50 guineas has been offered for their apprehension. On Saturday last Lady HARDY, with Sir GEO. CAMPBELL, and Capt. CAMPBELL, descended in the diving-bell, at Plymouth. After rem:titling below about 45 minutes they rose again, much pleased with their subaqueous excursion. Lord Caswe has at this time growing ii, the garden, at his seat in Cheshire, several encumbers which are above eight feet in length. It is there fore prnbahle that, ere long, this vegetable may be sold by the yard. DARING ROBBERY AT WATERLOO The following daring robbery was committed be tween two and three o'clock on, Friday morning last :—Moorhouse was sitting in the toll-house on 'the Surrey side of iVaterioo Bridge (as is cos tr,mary all night, for the purpose of receiving the toll), when two men, with black crape over their faces, rushed in and seized him by his arms and legs, and held him down, while they rifled his pockets of 11. ss. One of them stood over him, threatening to put an end to his existence, if he made the least noise or resistance, while the other villain went to the drawer and took out 71. Moorhouse heard a third person on the outside of the toll-house during the time the two men were plundering the inside, to whom one of them con veyed the property, and a watchman's rattle which was kept in the toll-house for the purpose of summoning the patrole in cases of emergency. The thieves ran off after the robbery down the steps on the left hand of the toll-bouse, and cross ed t h e stone field ; anti there being no watchman or pat role stationed there, they escaped. The rattle was found as soon es it was light by one of the bridge patrule. TfIE THEATRES. PADDINGTON VESTRY. FOR THE SUN. Mr.EntTon,—l request you will have the good ness to insert this answer to a statement copied into your Paper on the 20th instant. It is there said that Mr. THATCHPR had discovered that I had not accounted for 500 loads of gravel sold to the Harrow Trust, in the year ISI I, and that he succeeded in obtaining a Committee to inspect my accounts. Such Committee (consisting of five Members, three of whom were named by Mr. THATcum), having met this morning and inves tigated the business, has made a Report, which is to be presented_ to the next Vestry, viz. that Mr. SHILL had duly accounted for the said 500 loads of gravel, and to the satisfaction of the said Com mittee.. I am, Sir, Your most obedient servant, Paddington Green, July 24. WM. SHILL. P. S. As Mr. THATCHER was present in Vestry at the settling of those accounts of the year 1811, it cannot add to his credit, to say the least of it, that he brought such a charge against my cha lacier. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, JULY 27. QUEEN MAL WESTBROOK V. EHELLEY. The LORD CHANCELLOR this morning handed certain proposali which had been made by one of the parties in this case to Sir S. RomILL, and observed that he had altered them as he had thought expedient. THE OPERA-HOUSE. The endless dispute between 'Messrs. Waters and Taylor, of the Opera-house, occupied a great portion of the sitting of the Court. From 'some misunderstanding bet weep the Counsel, as to the exact grounds on which the point in discussion ought to rest, the Chancellor deferred his judg ment. The question was, whether a sum of 5,0001. which had forMerly been paid into Court by Mr. Taylor, should be repaid on account of a deduction to that amount having been made out of the pur chase-money which Mr. Waters had deposited, which it was contended was in fact a second pay ment on the part of Mr. Taylor ; %bile fur Mr. Waters it was contended, that the purchase-money not wholly belonging to Mr. Taylor, the deduction could not be considered as referring to him solely. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, JCLY 27. LADY EMILY VANE TEMPEST. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL in this case prayed his Honour to appoint a manager of the estate and effects of Lady Emily Vane Tempest, in the event of an Appeal against the decree of the Lord Chancellor being brought before the House of Lotds. Sir S. Romilly and Mr. Hart, he ob served, were also in the cause ; but ht: did not anticipate any objection VI his motion on their parts, it being for the benefit of all the parties, particularly that of the infant. The VICE-CHANCELLOR was of opinion, that the best course to follow would be to let the cause stand over for a few days, as the Gentlemen con cerned in it were at in esent occupied in arguing the cases of their respective clients in other itn portant causes. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL, in answer to R tines. Lion put by his Honour, said be had no objection to this arrangement. The VICE - CHANCELLOR—Very well, let this case stand over, on an understanding that it will come on for hearing on Thursday. CAUTION TO STAGE•COACH OWNERS AND DRIVERS HATTON•GARDEN.—YeSterday, JOHN HANSON, Esq. of Hammersmith, the ironmonger to the King, preferred no less than eight informations at this Office, against stage prdprietors, for carrying more passengers than they were authorised to do according to the Act of Parliament. Five con victions took place in the full penalty of 201., and one in the mitigated sum of 101. Compliments were most handsomely paid by the Magistrates to Mr. Hanson, for the trouble he had taken in bring ing the offenders to account. An entirely new source of trade to the West Indies is said to have been very recently opened by the invention and erection of a mill for carding and cleaning old blankets, however dirty i and ragged, into a comfortable stuffing for bed-tick 7 ings for the use of the negro population of those islands. . • A labouring man , name d W ARREN, while work ing in a field al Egham, on Friday last, was taken suddenly ill, and WRS carried home in a state of insensibility, in consequence of having received a Coup de Soleil. lie now lies in a very dangerous state. YM tir,FT TIT VATIZ Theatre teas crow , lrd last niehr to the representation Of Blue Teasinß. Made Ea 4, and Ibn-de, [pi!, and Dw•hess of KENT arrived be'ore the commencement of the second pi. ce, which, it is said. Was represented by their desire. Their reredion was in - the I ighest degree honourable to the feelings of the audience, and apparently not less gratifying to the Roy .1 Visitors. God save the King was sung as usual Mr. J. RussELL performed Gant MO a in the se-- C"fisl Piece. land Buskin in the last. His imita tions of other Performers were peculiarly arcil. rate, and were well reed\ ed. LIST,N , usual, commanled the risible muscles of the audience. ENGLISH OPERA.—The comic Opera of Rich and Poor was represented here last nillbfi . tfild le ei•jeed unwt.rful support from Miss KELLY, MISS J. STEVENSO'4, Mrs. W. CHATTERLRY, I . l4art.Er, PEAPNIAN, BROADHURST, IVRENun, and CHAT TERLEY. Mr. O'CALLAGITAN, of the Dublin Theatre, is Among the engagements for the musical depart ment at Covent Garden Theatre in the ensuing seaQon. Mr. (tCALLAGuAN vvas fl pupil of NALDI, and, according to rep,rt, will be a valuable acqui sition to the London Stage'. NORWICII INSURANCE OFFICE. Yesterday a Meeting took piece at the York Hotel, Bridge -street, for the purpose of taking ioto consideration the charges brought against the Norwich Insurance Office, at a meeting held at the George and Where Tavern. Mr. BENSLEY being called to the Chair, Mr. BIGNOLD, jun. informed the Meeting ti.at he had communicated to the Board at Norwich the Resolutions p;: seat at the GeOtale and Vel'ere. in consequence of this intormerOn, the ii' ao; carve to certaiu Ili:6°lll6°ns, a copy of which lie had received: The Resolutions were then read, and will be found in'another part of this Paper.— Mr. Bignold said, that from these Resolutions i t appeared evitleet that it was the wish of the Boa r d to have a Committee appointed in time London district for the investigation of any chin s that may exist. The appoiut went of sec a Con mittee was the object of the resew [Heeling, apt it Was intended afrerevards If, call a WOre geverel One of Insurers, who amoutired to mal l (hoe sauds. Inc' Board bad no desire that ti ti r ciples or proceedings should remaom concealed ; dray were not fearful of a scrutiey ; every thing necessary to procere fell and satistectory iufor- Watton should he laid hefoie the Committee , vien appointed. Tht ir books, the state of their funds, end their conduct to claimants, would be opeo to inspection ; time same had been done at Birminga ham, Dublin, :Manchester, and other places. Some Resolutions were then proposed by Mr. Berieotio, which %scot in substance iCp appr ove of the principle upon which the Norwich Insurance Office was conducted, and to appoint a - Committee for the investigation of ainsetil.ol claims in the district of London. Mr. MIDDLETON and Mr. 4RonICE did not think the Resolutions went far enoogo. It would be necessary, in their opinion, that the Committee should investigate not only ouivanding claimc, but also the charges brought against the Norwich Office at the Meeting which took place at the George and Vulture. Mr. HANSON spoke to the same effect. The ipse dixit of the Board was not sufficient to prove their innocence. An investigation into time char g es brought against them should take •place. There was no other means of removing the caluumits that bad gone abroad. Mr. KENIBLE approved of the Resolutions ge nerally, but he did not think -they went tar enough. He attended there as an independent in surer, and was desirous that the charges brought against the Norwich Office should be fully inves tigated. Like many others, ile, at one time, entertained prejudices against this institution, but better information enabled him to shake them off, and he had since insured in it to a considerable amount. It WaS due, however, to the insurers and, to the Gentlemen who lent their names to it, to remove the slightest taint of unfairness that may adhere to the Establishment. It was one in• titled to the most serious regard. Every person in trade felt it their duty, as well as their in terest, to encourage institutions of the kind. As to the stability of the Norwich Insurance Office, tie did not feel the least doubt upon the subject. They proceeded upon a principle that was attended with no risk, for they required no profits. They gave security to the public upon more favourable terms than could be offered by any other office. The price, however, of security was a nilutor consideration, compared to a prompt settle ment of claims. If they were to return 95/. in place of 501. per cent, the public would not accept of it, if it could be onteined only by delay. The conduct of the Norwich (Mae was at allainies highly liberal in the country disoricts. In those they had insured to the amount of 40,000,000/ , and there was not at present,a single outstanding claim. Their insinainces in the London depart meet were only 5,000,0001. but yet there were many claims unsettled. It was the duty of those, who were interested to explain why the stream of liberality which flowed from the Board so co piously through the country, was dammed up on ly when it approached the metropolis. He did nat feel disposed to impute any unworthy motives to the Managers in London, but some glaring errors of judgment seemed to have crept into their con duct, which tended to poison the springs of con& thence. These errors it weirdo not be fair or can did to impure to the Board, the bead and front' of whose offending seemed to be, that they gave to the public for nothing that from which other institutions of the same kind derived considerable profit. It would be of no use to prove that the charges circulated in the Newspapers arose from malice. It could not be denied that there were errors which should be enquired into, In one in stance a verdict was obtained, but the sum award ed by the July was not paid up. Some time was certainly allowed by law, but it was not liberal on the part of the London Managers to avail them selves of this delay. This was perhaps an error in judgment, but such proceedings conicl come to no good. He was not a London insurer, but he Made several efforts among his friends to promote the interests of the Norwich Institution. His efforts, however, failed in consequence of the system of management adopted there. The appointment of a Committee would, he was convinced, remove all these inconveniences. Mr. SAVERY said, that the• instructions of the Bo , :rd were to act towards claimants upon the most liberal principles. He was an insurer to a large amount. His father was also a Chairman of the Bristol Committee, and he came to town on purpose to find whether the charges made at the George and Vulture referred to a general practice, or were confined to London only. In consequence of the information he had obtained at Norwich from the coos: respectable sources, he recommended the office to all his friends ; and io a tour which he had taken through 27different coun ties, he had invariably heard the highest character of the office. In Norfolk' the amount of insurances rose from 1,000,000/. to 4,000,0001.; and in Bristol during the last two years there was an increase of 1,500;0001. This was no proof of a want of liberality on the part of the Board. After some hirther conversation the Resolutions were agreed to, and the Committee appointed. The Rev. G. A, Biedermann, M.A. Chaplain to the E2rl of Liverpool, has been instituted to the rectories of Llanvihangel and Fliwystone, Gla rnorganshire.